Overview
- Launch pricing is set at $449.99 for the base model and $499.99 bundled with Mario Kart World on June 5, 2025
- Retailers including Walmart, GameStop and Amazon are restocking limited units and implementing ticketed purchases after global pre-orders sold out
- Switch 2 boasts a 7.9-inch 1080p LCD at 120Hz, custom Nvidia processor, 12 GB of memory, 256 GB of storage and magnetic Joy-Con controllers with mouse mode
- Mario Kart World arrives as a launch title with an open-world ‘free roam’ mode and a Forza-style rewind feature for in-race corrections
- Production has shifted to Vietnam and Cambodia to avoid U.S. tariffs, with analysts forecasting 16 million unit sales in 2025 and over 100 million by 2029